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Saturday is Matariki New Year

Saturday 14 November 2020 | Written by Supplied | Published in Features, Weekend

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Saturday is Matariki New Year
A telescope view of Pleiades showing some of its several hundred stars. The nine stars with Greek names can be seen by some people with unaided eyes and these are the Matariki stars. Below is an illustration of the Matariki, outlined as a stingray swimming from right-to-left across the Southern Hemisphere sky. Full moon is shown on the same scale as the Matariki.

Gerald McCormack from the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust on observing the traditional Matariki New Year, which falls today.

Gerald McCormack from the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust on observing the traditional Matariki New Year, which falls today.


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